Toprak Razgatlioglu has accused his World Superbike rivals of not respecting his title fight with Nicolo Bulega.

After winning Race One and the Superpole Race at the Estoril World Superbike Round, Toprak Razgatlioglu could not match Nicolo Bulega in Race Two.

However, the Turkish rider has complained that some riders are not respecting his Championship battle with Bulega. In the early laps of Race Two, Razgatlioglu found himself battling with Alvaro Bautista, Andrea Iannone and Andrea Locatelli, while Bulega was clearing away at the front.

"The beginning, the first two laps, some riders are not respecting the championship, I understand this," Toprak Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com after Race 2 in Estoril.

"Also, I’m very surprised because I’m passing some riders and they tried to pass me again in the corner, but not respect. Anyway, I just say ‘This is racing’, also just focused on my job and tried to catch Nicolo [Bulega]."

By the time Razgatlioglu had made his way into second place in Race Two, Bulega had already built a one-second lead over the two-time World Superbike Champion.

The Turkish rider was pushing hard to close the gap to his Italian rival, but ended up destroying his rear tyre in the process.

"When I’m in second place I’m pushing so hard every lap and the rear tyre after was fully destroyed, and the last seven laps, six laps I started to drop," he said.

"First [the front tyre started to drop], but I started to manage; but when the rear tyre dropped, it was impossible to manage again because the bike was not accelerating, not turning because it’s just spinning.

"I just said, ‘Okay, this time it’s impossible to win’, just P2 is enough because I needed good points for the championship.

"Now I’m looking to Jerez because now we have also some margin, but we will see in Jerez."